# Russia2018 Only 34 of the 91 semifinalists were in Brazil



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Source: AS

The World Cup is coming to an end. There are only four teams left and 91 players in Russia (23 per team minus Kalinic, which Croatia has expelled) and the World Cup experience is not the most common condition among the players who will participate in the semi-finals. Of the 91 players, only 34 participated in the last World Cup four years ago and only one was in South Africa

Belgium is the selection that repeats more footballers from the list of Brazil, with fifteen 23 players Courtois, Alderweireld, Vermaelen, Kompany, Vertonghen, Witsel, De Bruyne, Fellaini, Lukaku, Hazard, Mignolet, Mertens, Januzaj, Chadli and Dembele form the core of this team who reaches the semifinals as the most experienced and the best known among their selected.

Croatia also has a significant weight of players who were in the previous World Cup, especially in its starting lineup. Subasic, Vrsaljko, Lovren, Vida, Rakitic, Modric, Perisic, Mandzukic, Corluka, Rebic and Kovacic know what it is to play in two World Cups

In France there is had a great renovation and there are only six players from the team who finished fourth in Brazil. They are Lloris, Varane, Griezmann, Matuidi, Pogba and Giroud. Mandanda, the second goalkeeper, was not in Brazil but in South Africa, in fact he is the only one of the 92 semi-finalists to have played this World Cup. From England, only two players repeat: Welbeck and Sterling, the rest are all "novices".

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